lighteners
- plural of lightener.
Example Sentences
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Across the borough of Southwark alone, 62 companies or individuals have been prosecuted for selling skin lighteners since 2002.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Other beauty treatments — skin lighteners, skin tighteners, wrinkle reducers — have known side effects and complications, too.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
In part that’s because she’s not allegorical; she’s a practical businesswoman who understands that her vanishing trade in hair straighteners and skin lighteners is different only by degree from Crookman’s.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
The vitamin C and niacinamide in this eye gel, $17.99, are known skin lighteners that help reduce excess under-eye pigment.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2020
Instead of using skin lighteners and hair straighteners, black power advocates began adopting a style of dress with an African flavor.
From The Black Experience in America by Coombs, Norman
